nForce 790i SLI/Ultra chipset mobos - Reviews/OC/Guides

[webwilli]

my striker ii extreme arrived today

but with bios 0402.

if anyone find bios 0507 or 0504 please contact me.

thanks.

[slim142]

Is 400fsb (1600QDR) still a hole for quads like 680i?

Hopefully not.

webwilli, what CPU are you gonna use?

[tet5uo]

Mine is shipping now, but the memory I forgot to order at the same time might be lagging behind by a bit

Excited to see what this puppy will do with my 9650.

[slim142]

I wanna know, do this 790i s OC good with Quad-Cores?

[dinos22]

here is a review from OC3D doing some very high FSB clocks with 790i

overall they seem impressed with their board (well except for price ) hehehe

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.p..._motherboard/1

[slim142]

Nice review, nice RESULTS!!!

[webwilli]

Hopefully not.

webwilli, what CPU are you gonna use?

a crappy e6600.

i´m waiting for e8500.

[slim142]

Suddenly everybody stopped posting here...

What happen? Everybody got the eVGA and are building your new rigs right now?

[funkflix]

Should recieve my XFX tomorrow or on saturday. Will post some results then.

[Lu(ky]

Suddenly everybody stopped posting here...

What happen? Everybody got the eVGA and are building your new rigs right now?

Slim142

I am sure the new Intel Q9450 should do well these 790i Ultra boards. Hitting 3.6GHz with a 8 x multi should be easy, maybe a 4Ghz could happen?

[tet5uo]

boards still not here... this is going to be a torturous wait..

[slim142]

Slim142

I am sure the new Intel Q9450 should do well these 790i Ultra boards. Hitting 3.6GHz with a 8 x multi should be easy, maybe a 4Ghz could happen?

Hehe
It is true, everybody was posting stuff since like 12am yesterday and suddenly no answers...

Well, talked to newegg rep and also keep refreshing the search thing every 5 mins and still NO STRIKER II EXTREME!!!
I wonder what happened...

[GAR]

Price is wayy to high, this is crazy, with the economy the way it is, i dont see how people are paying so much, and retailers charging so much

[bro20000]

Just found this!790i
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MESE:IT&ih=018

[xgman]

Where did anyone order this ASUS Striker II Extreme 790i from in the usa?

[xgman]

What would overclock higher on this board 4x1GB or 2x2GB, keeping in mind that 2x2gb sticks are going to be rated slower to begin with due to density? This product http://www.ocztechnology.com/product..._ready_edition looks nice for it, but it is only avail. in 1gb sticks. What do you guys that have run nvidia boards lately with 4gb think?

[sonofander]

tired of waiting for Striker... just ordered the EVGA board.

honestly, it's probably for the best. I remember when quads first came out and the 680i was teriible at clocking them, EVGA gave out free new revision boards... Then, when 780i hit, EVGA gave a $70 upgrade path to it from the old 680s.

Can't say I ever remember Asus taking care of it's customers so well. So the bottom line is that the Asus is gonna cost $150 more (and will have more bling) and the EVGA board is gonna take care of me if anything goes wrong.

I think the EVGA is the smart purchase at this point
(do we all appreciate how I'm justifying the EVGA purchase since I was too damn impatient to wait for the Striker???)

[slim142]

tired of waiting for Striker... just ordered the EVGA board.

honestly, it's probably for the best. I remember when quads first came out and the 680i was teriible at clocking them, EVGA gave out free new revision boards... Then, when 780i hit, EVGA gave a $70 upgrade path to it from the old 680s.

Can't say I ever remember Asus taking care of it's customers so well. So the bottom line is that the Asus is gonna cost $150 more (and will have more bling) and the EVGA board is gonna take care of me if anything goes wrong.

I think the EVGA is the smart purchase at this point
(do we all appreciate how I'm justifying the EVGA purchase since I was too damn impatient to wait for the Striker???)

But sonofander... looking at your signature... it looks like you can afford an Striker II

Anyways yes Im getting tired of the waiting... if its not out today at night, Im gonna end up buying the eVGA.

[fox3]

On ASUS site it has a press release today stating the striker II extreme is being offered today at North American retailers.

[ReverendMaynard]

LOL

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=ASUS

ASUS are funny.

[slim142]

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!! ASUS thinks Im gonna pay $470 for a motherboard! Give me a break!!!!

What a Dissapointment! Look what they say on their press release

"The ROG Striker II Extreme is currently available through ASUS North American dealers. The introductory MSRP is $469 USD"

Wow, eVGA here I go! With $470 I will be able to buy a motherboard and a kit of RAM.

ASUS must be crazy after they had such a low popularity with the first striker, now they want like $100 more than the first striker... HELL NAH!

[slim142]

So.... anybody ready to empty their pockets? BTW, how much did you people in Europe pay for the motherboard?

[KeyzerComponent]

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!! ASUS thinks Im gonna pay $470 for a motherboard! Give me a break!!!!

What a Dissapointment! Look what they say on their press release

"The ROG Striker II Extreme is currently available through ASUS North American dealers. The introductory MSRP is $469 USD"

Wow, eVGA here I go! With $470 I will be able to buy a motherboard and a kit of RAM.

ASUS must be crazy after they had such a low popularity with the first striker, now they want like $100 more than the first striker... HELL NAH!

You think thats bad, the cheapest 790i in the country at the moment is at $555 AUS! i really want to get it from newegg, but they don't F@#$ing ship international, $350 US, and the conversion rate at 91c, man ill be saving over $150 bucks... Be nice if i knew someone in the states. Aw well will have to stick with the 780i.

[dinos22]

i heard that 790i boards will sell in mid to high $300s

so just wait a little longer as retailers are s and will price gouge and take advantage of the situation

this really pisses me off

[dinos22]

LOL

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=ASUS

ASUS are funny.

that's NOTHING

in australia retailers are selling them for AUD$699 which is around US$650